CBS News July 19, 2026 / 3:52 PM EDT What to know about the Iran war today: A U.S. service member was killed in action in Iraq on July 18, bringing the death toll among U.S. service members in the war with Iran to 17, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. The U.S. conducted an eighth […]
Best reader comment of the week ending July 18, 2026
Cut and pasted from Moon of Alabama blog . . . . At the start of the Ukrainian-Russian war, we recalled a poem “To the common Man” by Julian Tuwim from almost 100 years ago, which serves as an anti-war manifesto warning against the involvement of ordinary people in a war of aggression: “(…) O […]
Israeli Cities Explode Overnight! Netanyahu Declares State of Emergency — Jeffrey Sachs
‘Strategic entrapment’: Dennis Kucinich on disastrous US-Israeli military merger
Jul 16, 2026 #TheGrayzone Former US Rep. Dennis Kucinich joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to discuss Section 219, a measure insidiously inserted into the NDAA bill which will effectively merge the US and Israeli militaries across areas including AI, cyberwarfare, biotech, missile defense, and defense industrial production. Kucinch explains why the bill will shatter what’s […]
Desalination and Power Plants hit in Kuwait and Iran
BBC July 17, 2026 In its response to the latest US attacks, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck US maritime surveillance radar sites in Oman as well as targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. It also claims to have attacked a US special operations command centre at al-Tanf in Syria. Syria has not […]
The Global Food Crisis
Ruben Bauer Naveira • June 20, 2026 This article is a warning. A global food crisis is likely approaching — driven by the collapse of supply chains feeding the agri-food system, a consequence of the war against Iran and the resulting blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The prospect has gone largely unnoticed by most political and […]
Russia strikes Ukrainian drone industry and Black Sea ports
RT Published 16 Jul, 2026 08:19 Source: Russian Ministry of Defense The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of drone strikes on cargo vessels and Ukrainian ships in two ports, saying the targets were being used to support Kiev’s war effort. In the video, published on Wednesday, Geran-4 Seeker UAVs can be seen striking cargo […]
Ukraine turns Sea of Azov into graveyard for Russian ships
By Memphis Barker July 17, 2026 The Ukrainian drones hovered over the shipping lanes in the Sea of Azov until they caught sight of their prey. Spread out on the waters below, Russian tankers – sluggish, defenceless vessels of around 7,000-ton capacity – were sailing towards the occupied Crimean peninsula. Explosions lit up the night sky as […]
Israel warns of “Decisive Blow” if Iran attacks
TRT WORLD July 14, 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to strike powerfully against Iran if it stages a new attack on his country. “I will say it to the leaders of Iran: Do not count on things remaining quiet if you attack us,” Netanyahu said at a conference in Dimona on […]
Empire Thuds Iran Again Amidst Symbols of Calamity
Simplicius Jul 12, 2026 In part — At this point, the US is running on fumes; the empire is at a deadend, and everything around it now appears symbolically to reflect this. The death of arch-neocon Lindsey Graham is one of those moments, like when a fly had landed on Hillary Clinton’s face, leaving that […]
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